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Femoral lengthening with a motorized intramedullary nail

A matched-pair comparison with external ring fixator lengthening in 30 cases

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Pages 248-256 | Received 15 Aug 2014, Accepted 16 Aug 2014, Published online: 05 Sep 2014

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